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Trigger:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 12, 2020, 08:04:08 PM ---As for the speedo drive thing, are you sure that's not an original drive with the prongs folded down? they were flat originally and used the chrome dish to secure them to the hub so it wouldn't fit inside the disc as it was never meant too.
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At a closer inspection, you are right Oddjob. I can see a few ruff cut marks on the edge.
Trigger:
Started on the engine today. These cases have already been to the acid strippers. Had to do a alloy repair on the front mount first.
Then it was remove all the corrosion and chase all the threads. Fill all the threads with bolts and test the threads. The last thing you will want to be doing is taking a crank case apart to do a thread repair. It takes a bit of time but, always worth while as it will be the last bolt that you put in the crank case that will strip the thread.
After a good blow out with the air line , running bottle brushes down every oil way and then a wipe over with thinners. Get the oven up to 50c and heat cases for half an hour, heat up the paint in hot water, help the flow. One light coat and back in the oven for 10 minutes, a medium second coat and back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Then the third heavy coat and in the oven for 30 minutes. Leave in a heated room for 24 to 48 hours and then back in the oven at 200c for a hour and a half.
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mattsz:
Trigger, is that an original period newspaper in the first pic?
Trigger:
--- Quote from: paul G on January 14, 2020, 07:59:22 AM ---
--- Quote from: mattsz on January 14, 2020, 12:56:02 AM ---Trigger, is that an original period newspaper in the first pic?
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That will only just have been delivered where he lives ;) ;D
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Nice living out in the wild blue yonder ;) At least I don't get my workshops and garage flooded ;D ;D ;D
Laverda Dave:
Great thread Trigger, I'm really enjoying this build. Will you be taking it to Crich?
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